The 2017 gigs were announced early on the day and went on sale the following Friday.

This was the announcement from LAST year

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If you fancy being a part of the intimate audiences, then with a £5 donation fans can enter a prize draw to tickets from 9am on Friday 20th January by visiting the War Child BRITs Week website. There’s no limit on how many shows people can put themselves forward for.

See the full list of shows taking place below (and yes, that is Rick Astley there – he’s never gonna give you up).

Biffy Clyro weren’t announced in the first wave last year though. So all you people stressing over gigs that might not even happen need to remain stressing over gigs that might not happen. Especially as @WarchildUk follow Foo Fighters on twitter.

Biffy Clyro weren’t announced in the first wave last year though. So all you people stressing over gigs that might not even happen need to remain stressing over gigs that might not happen. Especially as @WarchildUk follow Foo Fighters on twitter.

i'm stressing over a gig that might/might not happen, don't you worry about that Paul

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Coldplay and The Killers – joined by special guests from U2 and Take That – played a rare joint gig in London tonight (February 18 - 2009).

With all the acts rushing across from the nearby BRIT Awards ceremony to play the intimate charity show in aid of War Child – and also marking the launch of newly rechristened O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – the gig kicked off well after 11pm (GMT), with The Killers taking to the stage first.

Howeverm while both groups played curtailed sets in order to beat the curfew, they compensated by recruiting their specials guests for a joint encore together at the end of the show.